Vilis Lācītis (nee Aleksandrs Ruģēns, aka William. B. Foreignerski, 1975) is a Latvian author and musician. Since 2007 Lācītis lives in United Kingdom. He studied anthrophology at Oxford University and has worked in construction and carpentry. In 2010 his debut novel Stroika ar skatu uz Londonu [Stroika With a London View] became a bestseller and the most read book in Latvian language. It was also nominated for the Annual Latvian Literary Award Best Debut in 2011. Recently Stroika With a London View has been translated into English.
Sekss un vardarbība [Sex and Violence]. Riga: Apgāds Mansards, 2018.
Amsterdamas princips [The Amsterdam Principle]. Riga: Apgāds Mansards, 2013.
Garais ceļš uz Hantimansijsku. [The Long Way to Hantymansyisk]. Riga: Apostrofs, 2012.
Pamodināt Lāčplēsi [To Wake Up The Lāčplēsis]. Riga: Apgāds Mansards, 2011.
Stroika ar skatu uz Londonu [Stroika with a London View]. Riga: Apgāds Mansards, 2010.
Author's website // Austin Macauley Publishers
About The Amsterdam Principle // Diena.lv, 2013 [LV]
About The Long Way to Hantymansyisk // Diena.lv, 2012 [LV]
Reviews
Diāna Kaņepa, Ikdienišķais absurds, review of Sex and Violence // Ubi Sunt University of Latvia, 2019 [LV]
Jūlija Dibovska, Piedauzības un gadījumi, review of Sex and Violence // LA.lv, 2019 [LV]
Bārbala Simsone, Lācīt, pūt stabulīti, review of Sex and Violence // Diena.lv, 2018 [LV]
Kristīne Sadovska, Kur sievišķi mirkšņina ar pupiem, review of The Amsterdam Principle // Diena.lv, 2013 [LV]
Kristīne Sadovska, Bēdīgi priecīgais Lācītis, review of To Wake Up Lāčplēsis // Diena.lv, 2012 [LV]
2011, nominated for the Annual Latvian Literature Award Best Debut for Stroika With a London View
Stroika with a London view
Stroika with a London view (Stroika ar skatu uz Londonu)
Title
: Stroika with a London viewTitle*
: Stroika ar skatu uz LondonuAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:English
Publisher
:Austin Macauley Publishers, United Kingdom
Pages
:178
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:A clumsy wannabe rock star from an obscure Eastern European country decides to sort out his dire financial situation by taking up carpentry in UK.
The Book of Riga
The Book of Riga (Prozas antoloģija)
Title
: The Book of RigaTitle*
: Prozas antoloģijaAuthors
: , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
: , , , , ,Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:Comma Press, UK
Pages
:128
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The authors, the translators, the publisher;
Synopsis
:As its history might suggest, Riga is a work in progress; and for many of the characters in these stories, it is the possibilities of what the city might become, more than merely what it is now, that drives the imagination of its people.
Läti jutud. Valik 2000. aastate läti lühiproosat
Läti jutud. Valik 2000. aastate läti lühiproosat (Latviešu stāsti)
Title
: Läti jutud. Valik 2000. aastate läti lühiproosatTitle*
: Latviešu stāstiAuthors
: , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Libri Livoniae, Estonia
Pages
:155
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The publisher, the translator
Synopsis
:Short stories of ten Latvian writers
